GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology is the outgrowth of the vision and planning of several psychologists and Christian leaders who in the late 1960' s saw the need for a school that would train professional psychologists with a Christian philosophy and commitment. Preliminary efforts to develop such a school began in 1968 when a private Christian foundation was given permission by the State of California to grant the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees through the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology. In 1970 the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology was incorporated separately, inaugurating a full academic program, and enrolling its first class of students. The first masters degrees were conferred by Rosemead in September 1972 and its first doctoral degree in June 1974. Rosemead achieved full regional accreditation of its academic programs by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in February 1976. It thus became the first free-standing graduate school of professional psychology in the United States to gain regional accreditation. In late 1976 talks were initiated with the administration of Biola College, Inc., to explore the possibility of affiliation of Rosemead' s programs with Biola College. These discussions culminated in the spring of 1977 with the decision by both the Biola College and Rosemead Boards of Trustees to bring Rosemead's graduate, programs into affiliation with Biola and the relocate the school on Biola' s La Mirada campus in time for the beginning of the 1977-78 academic year. Rosemead's pro gram has been renamed Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology which as an integral part of Biola College, Inc., is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In its brief history Rosemead has conceived and implemented a professional program in psychology which has not only achieved academic accreditation but has won the increasing respect of the professional and church communities. Rosemead' s graduates are now found in many settings, including teaching, re search, private practice, hospitals, and other clinical agencies. Affiliation with Biola College offers new opportunities and strengths in the continuation of the original vision for Rosemead Graduate School. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Professional Training. Rosemead has two primary objectives. The first is to offer professional training designed to meet the expanding need for professional psychologists, particularly those who can relate their skills to the Christian commun ity. In response to this need for doctoral education with a professional training em phasis, Rosemead developed a Doctor of Psychology (Psy. D.) program stressing clinical experience and supervision instead of the more traditional Ph.D. emphasis upon research and academics. Rosemead also offers a more traditional Ph.D. pro gram for students comtemplating academic or research careers. This program focuses on the development of both research and professional skills, culminating in a doc toral dissertation. In the fall of 1977 Rosemead also inaugurated a terminal Master of Arts program in Counseling Psychology. This program is similar to the first two years of both doctoral programs and is largely in response to a significant number of requests in 14
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